Symantec Antivirus revived forgotten iAntivirus

Historically, antivirus software for the operating system Mac OS X is not widespread (especially compared to Windows). Today, the most popular antivirus software for Mac OS - free ClamXav, Sophos AntiVirus for Mac, as well as relatively lightweight iAntivirus. The other antivirus software or do not have a significant popularity among users, or are part of a complex application.

The last antivirus product debuted in 2008. It was a free antivirus developed by PC Tools. Unfortunately, since 2009 when there was a version 1.36, iAntivirus no longer updated.

However, the recent wave of OS X-threats, including Flashback and DNSChanger trojans, as well as fake antivirus MacDefender, back interest from the antivirus product for Mac. In light of this, Symantec has created its own iAntivirus.

iAntivirus is free, but offers only basic features to protect your computer. But despite the fact that this software does not have the functionality that have Norton Antivirus for OS X, it can be used to periodically scan your system and remove malicious programs.

Note that Symantec released iAntivirus as its own product, not related to iAntivirus from PC Tools.

To start iAntivirus requires Mac OS X 10.6 or higher and a minimum of 2 GB of RAM. While antivirus is only available in Mac App Store.

Dr Web - a false anti-virus for Mac OS X in the center of attention!

The company Dr. Web has summed up activity analysis of malicious applications in May this year.

The main events of May in the field of information security specialists called the mass dissemination of false anti-virus, best known as MacDefender.

If fake antivirus programs for Windows have become commonplace, for Mac OS X such malicious programs - still a novelty, especially in epidemic proportions.

With regard to threats to Windows, then in the past month in the Dr.Web virus bases were added to the regular update rootkits, created under 64-bit versions of operating systems.

Thus, a malicious program Trojan.Necurs has in its arsenal as a 32 - and 64-bit rootkit driver, through which bypasses restriction 64-bit versions of Windows to load unsigned drivers using the system utility bcdedit.exe. However Trojan.Necurs able to block the loading of the drivers of many anti-virus, preventing the defense of the system.

Found a new fake anti-virus for Mac OS X

The authors of a fake antivirus MacDefender for the operating system Mac OS X released a new variety of its programs. This was reported in the blog anti-virus company Intego.

The new version MacDefender called MacGuard. Its basic difference from previous versions is that it consists of two parts and the installation does not require you to enter an administrator password (assuming that the user is using an admin account).

Fake Anti-Virus MacDefender began to spread among users of Mac OS X in late April - early May. It is installed on your computer if a user visits one of created malicious sites. Then MacDefender impersonating an antivirus and reports the detection of malicious files. To delete these files the user is prompted to enter your credit card details.

Apple has been criticized for not having provided timely assistance to users. Instructions on how to defuse the false antivirus company released on its website only on May 24. Then, Apple promised to release an update to Mac OS X, which will automatically find and remove MacDefender and its known variants.